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Residential Intermediate Care Beds

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 02:01.

Opportunity overview

Sefton Council, in partnership with NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB) - Sefton Place, is exploring options for the future commissioning of Residential Intermediate Care (IC) Beds to support winter resilience from Winter 2026/27 onwards, with potential year-round baseline capacity. The purpose of this Notice is to engage with the market, understand provider capacity and interest, and inform the development of a future procurement process. This Notice does not constitute the launch of a procurement exercise.

Classification

  • CPV85300000 — Social work and related services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN803566
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Amended link to opportunity on tendering portal
Id
008354-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Oct 2029, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85300000
Description
Social work and related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD73
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Providers are invited to participate in the following activities: a) Soft Market Engagement Questionnaire A short questionnaire will be issued to gather information on: • Available capacity • Service delivery models • Quality governance • Workforce/skills • Price assumptions • Mobilisation readiness for Winter 2026 b) Provider Engagement Event Depending on the response rate the Council may choose to hold a virtual engagement event over the forthcoming weeks. Providers should register their interest by completing and returning the Market Engagement Response form available from the Proactis portal. Project Reference DN803566 https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=33ab0047-02f3-f011-813c-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=24ac586e-01f3-f011-813c-005056b64545
Due
27 Feb 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
008354-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
30 Jan 2026, 10:57
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PTHP-5656-DLCN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTHP-5656-DLCN

Address

Street Address
Bootle Town Hall
Locality
Bootle
Postal Code
L20 7AE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD73

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bootle · UKD73 · L20 7AE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD73 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 007953-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 008354-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·